“That’s something I think would make a lot of sense,” Pelini said. “You come to an agreement, somebody commits to your school … Why do we have to wait to any certain day? Why don’t we just go ahead and let’s sign on the dotted line. Let’s get it over with and move forward.”

Pelini’s proposal would prevent a recruit from flipping his decision and would be a huge commitment for a teenager.

It also would spoil what has become a national holiday for recruiting junkies.

“I think it would change things in a lot of ways,” Pelini said. “I think it would slow down some of the early offers. I think it would slow down some of the ridiculous things that go on, on both ends.”